Month: June 2019
Man killed in alleged shootout with US Customs and Border Protection at Mexico port of entry: Police
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — A U.S. citizen was shot and killed after he sped through an inspection checkpoint while allegedly attempting to cross into the United States at the San Diego-Tijuana, Mexico border, and [Read More…]
Another American had died of respiratory failure days before couple at same Dominican Republic resort, hotel says
bahia-principe.com(NEW YORK) — An American woman died of respiratory failure in her Dominican Republic hotel room days before a Maryland couple was found dead of the same cause at the same resort, a hotel staff [Read More…]
Outside markets boost cattle futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed higher as contracts were oversold and due for a bounce. Outside markets also helped to boost prices. Feeder cattle moved higher on the same factors with [Read More…]
Farm groups applaud EPA’s livestock emissions exemption
Agriculture groups are applauding the EPA’s final rule exempting farmers from reporting routine livestock emissions to state and local emergency response authorities. Scott Bennett from American Farm Bureau tells Brownfield that anytime government gets out [Read More…]
Yield potential still high for Missouri soybeans
Missouri Soybean Research Director Greg Luce says early-planted soybeans yield the best, but there’s still a lot of yield potential for soybeans planted this week. “At June 5, in central north Missouri, we’re looking at [Read More…]
Marketing late corn through cattle feeding
Planting a late corn crop could be a way for producers held back by wet weather to market their grain through livestock, especially cattle. Warren Rusche, with South Dakota State Extension Feedlot Management Associate, tells [Read More…]
Trump and UK Prime Minister May talk Iran, Brexit, trade at joint news conference
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May stressed the importance of the U.S.- U.K. “special relationship” in dealing with Iran, but noted “we stand by the nuclear deal” at a joint news conference [Read More…]
Dairy product production trending down
The USDA says production of most dairy products during April was lower than last year and last month. Total cheese production was slightly above one billion pounds, down 0.2 percent from last year but 3.6 [Read More…]
South Dakota corn planting 52 percentage points behind normal; soybeans 68 points behind
South Dakota corn planting is 44 percent complete, well behind the 96 percent that would normally be planted by this time. Soybean planting is 14 percent finished. The normal is 82 percent. Spring wheat planting [Read More…]
Former sheriff’s deputy arrested in connection to Parkland school shooting
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — A Broward County, Florida, sheriff’s deputy has been fired and arrested on felony charges in connection to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Deputy Scot Peterson, [Read More…]
RIP iTunes: Apple says your music is safe
Chesnot/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Apple announced that it would kill iTunes, music aficionados, who have perhaps already been burned by MySpace losing 12 years of music, worried. What about non-Apple music? For now, the [Read More…]
Mom of missing Connecticut woman Jennifer Dulos files for custody of her grandchildren
New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — The mother of Jennifer Dulos, a Connecticut woman who has been missing for over a week, has filed a motion for custody of her daughter’s five children. In [Read More…]
Teen girl found safe after alleged targeted kidnapping in Maryland: Police
Prince George’s County Police Dept.(WASHINGTON) — Police in Maryland have found a 16-year-old girl who they believe was kidnapped in Langley Park Tuesday morning — more than a week after she was originally reported missing [Read More…]
Father calls for U.S. probe of daughter, son-in-law’s mysterious deaths in Fiji
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — The father of a Texas woman who died along with her husband from a mysterious illness while on a dream vacation in Fiji says he wants the U.S. Centers for Disease [Read More…]
Erica Alvarez, teen girl who vanished last month in Washington DC, now the victim of kidnapping: Police
Prince George’s County Police Dept.(WASHINGTON) — Police in Maryland are searching for a 16-year-old girl who they believe was kidnapped in Langley Park Tuesday morning — more than a week after she was originally reported [Read More…]
Former CDC director Tom Frieden pleads guilty to groping family friend, gets no jail time
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) — Former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden avoided jail time on Tuesday after pleading guilty to groping a longtime family friend in New York. Frieden, who is [Read More…]
Trump administration restricts US travel to Cuba by banning group tours, cruise ship port calls
Eloi_Omella/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has announced new steps to further restrict Americans’ travel to Cuba, including banning group tours and cruise ship stops to the island nation. The changes are meant to tighten the [Read More…]
Houston mourns death of ‘sweet, beautiful, and innocent’ 4-year-old Maleah Davis
KTRK(HOUSTON) — Houston is mourning the tragic loss of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, whose remains were found in Arkansas one month after she went missing. “Maleah was a sweet, beautiful, and innocent little girl who deserved [Read More…]
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole for third time
DAMIAN DOVARGANES/AFP/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been denied for parole for the third time after serving more than 40 years in prison for murder. [Read More…]
Perdue meets with Mexican counterpart to discuss tariffs
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue met with his Mexican counterpart yesterday to discuss immigration issues after President Trump threatened to hike tariffs. Perdue said he had a good visit with Mexico Ag Secretary Victor Villalobos. “We [Read More…]